Dept of Census & Statistics says the Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by CCPI dropped to 35.3% in Apr’23, compared to 50.3% in Mar’23: analysts allege the Census Dept arbitrarily changed it’s base for the calculation of the CCPI from Feb’23 onwards to reflect and report a lower CCPI.
CBSL statistics Dept SUDDENLY replaced the "2013-index" with a "2021-index".
It's clear that CHANGE in the measurement yardstick, has affected the "inflation" numbers very significantly.
https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/news/inflation-in-april-2023-ccpihttps://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/news/inflation-in-april-2023-ccpi
Inflation as per 2021 Base
![Sri Lanka: Headline Inflation Rate Altered Img_3510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f71/20/05/44/31/img_3510.jpg)
Inflation as per 2013 Base
![Sri Lanka: Headline Inflation Rate Altered Img_3610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f71/20/05/44/31/img_3610.jpg)
![Sri Lanka: Headline Inflation Rate Altered Img_3611](https://i.servimg.com/u/f71/20/05/44/31/img_3611.jpg)
![Sri Lanka: Headline Inflation Rate Altered Img_3612](https://i.servimg.com/u/f71/20/05/44/31/img_3612.jpg)